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From: Jeffrey Siegel (no email)
Date: Sun Oct 03 2004 - 15:58:21 EDT
To answer a couple of WiFi questions...
> Assuming one has a local (ie: on board network) using a pc
> card and then a router with its antenna does one need another
> antenna?
Yes, if you want to use it effectively on your boat. The small antennas on
the router will not give you the range that a larger antenna will give you.
I get a mile or two out of my high-gain antenna.
By the way...in Scituate, MA right now - had about 5 different connections
to choose from. Last May there were none.
> I have been considering adding a Linksys WRE54G "Range
> Extender"...
> Is there anyone out there with enough knowledge about WiFi to
> tell me if this will work or at least is worth trying.
This won't do what you want unless you only want WiFi access at a fixed
location. If you're on your boat and you're moving, using a range extender
is an exercise in frustration. I bought one last March because I thought it
would make life easier. It didn't.
A range extender doesn't amplify ALL WiFi signals that it receives. It only
re-broadcasts the selected one router that you configure it for. When you
pull into a new harbor, you'll have to figure out which site you want, then
configure the extender, then attempt to use the extender, re-cabling the
antenna. It is much easier to just have a powerful antenna in the first
place.
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Jeffrey Siegel
M/V aCappella
DeFever 53PH
W1ACA/WDB4350
Castine, Maine
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